Submitted by John House, Feb 5, 2008 09:30

The issue of health care is more correctly the issue of increasing expenses for health care. We have attempted the managed care band aid. Now we are attempting to use universal coverage requirement as another band aid.

The truth is that in the United States (and not in the EU or the Eastern Pacific) health care costs rise in disproportion to income. We attempt to address this by diluting coverage and by cost management, but only brings costs to a lower base from which the rise continues.

The weakness of the American auto industry is largely due to the unique health care cost burden in the United States. If we do not deal with the unique reasons for this burden, neither Hillary, nor anyone else can address the issue.

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